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5 days ago | petapixel.com | Jaron Schneider

Leica has published a firmware update for its SL3 mirrorless camera that adds the ability to record in Cinema 4K and Cinema 6K in ProRes 422 HQ internally to a CFexpress card. ProRes 422 HQ recordings in both Cinema 6K and 4K — which are also both new video aspect ratio options in the SL3 — use the full width of the sensor and triples the output resolution of ProRes workflows with the camera compared to launch, as it was only released with support for ProRes in 1080p Full HD.

5 days ago | petapixel.com | Jeremy Gray

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first public planetarium, which was founded in Munich, Germany, NASA and its partners created a 3D version of the James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) iconic “Cosmic Cliffs” image. The incredible image of the Carina Nebula, nicknamed the “Cosmic Cliffs,” was one of Webb’s first five photos revealed in July 2022. It quickly became one of Webb’s most famous shots.

5 days ago | petapixel.com | Jeremy Gray

Last year, Nico Rahardian Tangara went to a flea market in Sydney, Australia, and found an old, non-functional Canon 514XL-S Super 8 movie camera for just $5. Tangara bought the camera and converted into a working 4Kp60 camcorder using a Raspberry Pi system. “While the film mechanism was dead, I preserved the original body, lens, trigger, and switches — and rebuilt the inside using a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W and Camera Module 3,” Tangara tells PetaPixel.

5 days ago | petapixel.com | Jeremy Gray

TTArtisan announced a new tilting lens for APS-C mirrorless cameras, the Tilt 35mm f/1.4. It is worth noting immediately that the new lens only tilts; it does not also shift. Nonetheless, this promises creative possibilities for photographers and videographers looking to achieve a magical miniature effect on their images and have extensive control over the depth of field.

5 days ago | petapixel.com | Jeremy Gray

As part of its global Shot on iPhone campaign, Apple released Last Scene, a new short film shot entirely on the iPhone 16 Pro by acclaimed Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda. The BAFTA-nominated and award-winning Kore-eda is best known for Japanese films like Shoplifters, Nobody Knows, and Like Father, Like Son. Shoplifters won the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, while Like Father, Like Son earned Kore-eda the Jury Prize at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.